This Summer has been confirmed of being wet. No only in Canada, almost everywhere in the world the summer has been really wet and sometimes cold. 

Today I will reflects on a few things we have to be careful when it is wet and cold outside.

1. If it his raining and there is a cold wind outside be careful if you or your horse are sweating to cover yourselves. Rider should always keep a light long sleeve sweater in the car, or at the barn. Same thing for the horse, a quarter sheet or sheet after his long work is a good idea to have.

2. Wet weather means usually mud, check legs and hooves of the horse often, has to much humidity can help to develop diseases and abscesses. (Such has mud fever, the hoof can loose is strength and break more easily).

3. Wet weather means worms, do not be afraid to see that if your horse has been losing some weight to deworm him two weeks in a row. Also try to not feed him any type of food (including hay), around mud. If you have a shelter or a non muddy area feed him in these places.

4. If your horses has shoes, be careful ground and roads can be slippery do not hesitate to ask someone how screw on corks work. For horses without shoes be careful has well.

5. Rain and sun = mosquitoes and fly like West Nile or Equine Encephalitis (EEEV)(EEWV). Flyspray daily your horse in insure he wears a fly mask.

6. If you have no indoor facility for riding try to not ride your horse if its poring rain. Rain is not good for equipment. If you can a kind of quarter sheets who protects your equipment while riding give it a try.

Next week we will be looking at hot summer days with your horse, and also a article on horse feed:)